The five highest-priced home sales reported in Raleigh Area, North Carolina for the week ending October 25, 2026, added up to $14.55 million. All five were in Wake County: three in Raleigh, one in Wake Forest and one in Holly Springs.
The group ran from homes completed in 2026, both shown in this year’s Parade of Homes, to a 2001 farmhouse, and from a lot of well under half an acre to more than 11 acres with room for horses.
No. 1 — $3,650,000 · 2421 Acanthus Dr, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Behind the gates of Back Nine Estates in Wake Forest, near Wakefield Plantation, an all-brick home on 3.94 acres of landscaped grounds and hardwood trees sold for $3,650,000, the top price of the week. A brick-paver drive circles a fountain on the way to a sandstone front porch.
The home was built in 2003 and is the largest of the five, with 14,438 square feet over three stories, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms, seven full and two half. Visitors enter a grand foyer with twin cascading staircases, travertine floors and Murano glass chandeliers. The kitchen has Thermador appliances, a breakfast bar and an island with a prep sink, plus a walk-in pantry and a butler’s pantry, and it opens to a keeping room where floor-to-ceiling windows frame a gas fireplace. There are six fireplaces in all. The owner’s wing includes a den with a two-sided gas fireplace, a dressing room and a primary bath with heated marble floors, a steam shower and a soaking tub.
The finished daylight basement is a home of its own, with an in-law suite that has a full kitchen and family room, along with a game room, a theater and a wine cellar built for 750 bottles. Up on the third floor, a bright flex room looks down over the backyard. That yard has a zero-entry saltwater pool with a rock waterslide and a grotto spa, a stone patio, an outdoor fireplace, an outdoor kitchen with a Lynx gas grill and a 1,056-square-foot elevated terrace. Garage space for five cars includes an RV garage on the lower level. The property last sold for $2 million in 2013.
Sheri Hagerty of Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby’s Int was the listing agent, and Julie Keelan of Howard Hanna Allen Tate Wake Forest/Rolesville represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,258,750 · 6820 Brixley Cir, Raleigh, North Carolina
Exeter Building Company finished this contemporary home in Brixley in 2026 and showed it in this year’s Parade of Homes. It sits on a wooded, level 1.24-acre lot in North Raleigh, finished in brick, stone and cement siding with Pella windows and doors, and it sold for $3,258,750, just above its $3.25 million asking price.
Inside are four bedrooms, seven bathrooms (six full and one half) and 5,727 square feet on two floors. The kitchen is built around a 48-inch professional range with double ovens and a built-in refrigerator, with a scullery behind it that has a second sink, a microwave drawer and space for another refrigerator. The primary suite and a separate guest suite are on the main floor; upstairs are bedroom suites, a home theater, a bonus room and walk-in storage.
The back of the lot is given over to outdoor living. A gunite saltwater pool and spa have their own pool bath with a shower, an outdoor kitchen has bar seating, and a porch with phantom screens is warmed by Infratech heaters. There is also a three-car garage.
Jim Allen of Coldwell Banker HPW was the listing agent, one of two homes in this Top 5 listed by Allen. Lois V Magee of Northside Realty Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $3,115,000 · 12000 Shooting Club Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina
The oldest home of the five, a farmhouse built in 2001 and remodeled in 2016, sits on 6.32 acres at 12000 Shooting Club Road in Raleigh with a custom barn and fenced pastures. The 36-by-36-foot barn matches the home’s materials and has horse stalls, tack and storage space and a wide center aisle. The land borders a separate 30-acre horse farm, and the property is convenient to North Raleigh, RDU and the rest of the Triangle.
White siding, several gables, standing-seam metal accents and brick walkways give the outside its farmhouse look, and a covered porch wraps the front. The home has four bedrooms, six bathrooms (five full and one half) and 5,189 square feet. Hardwood floors and heavy millwork run through an open main floor where the kitchen and living areas look out over the horse fields. A two-story gathering room has a stone fireplace, French doors and a gallery overhead, while a wood-paneled sitting room has the second fireplace, beamed ceilings and walls of windows. The primary suite is on the main floor under a tray ceiling.
Outside, a brick courtyard and seasonal gardens surround the home, and a koi pond is fed by a waterfall. A paved drive links the home, an oversized three-car garage and the barn.
The home went under contract three days after it was listed and sold for $3,115,000, just above its $3.1 million asking price. Matt Perry of Keller Williams Elite Realty was the listing agent, and Caroline Rose McLean of Intrust Realty, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,423,900 · 7620 Harps Mill Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina
Ken Harvey Homes built this transitional home at 7620 Harps Mill Road in the North Ridge Country Club community in 2026, and it was a Parade of Homes entry this year. It went under contract 21 days after it was listed and sold for $2,423,900, above its $2.4 million asking price.
On a 0.38-acre lot, the brick and fiber-cement home has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms (six full and one half), 4,658 square feet over two stories and a four-car garage. A study and a guest suite are on the first floor. The family room has a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and a linear fireplace set among custom built-ins, and wide glass sliders open to a screened porch with a brick outdoor fireplace and a deck beyond it, above a private backyard. The kitchen pairs quartz counters and professional-grade appliances with a scullery for prep and storage.
The owner’s suite has wide-plank hardwood floors and a walk-in closet that connects directly to the laundry, and its bath has a zero-entry wet area with a deep soaking tub and two rain showers. Upstairs, the bedrooms each have a private bath, and a large recreation room has a wet bar.
Jim Allen of Coldwell Banker HPW was the listing agent, the second sale in this Top 5 listed by Allen and the brokerage. Adrienne Mickels of Raleigh Custom Realty, LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $2,100,000 · 6312 Cass Holt Rd, Holly Springs, North Carolina
The largest lot in this Top 5 belongs to 6312 Cass Holt Road in Holly Springs, which sold for $2,100,000. Its 11.46 wooded acres are bordered by a stream, and the home stands nearly 1,000 feet back from the road, yet schools, shopping and the new Eagles Landing Park are about a mile away.
Horses are well provided for. The six-stall barn has electricity, lighting in each stall, a heater, a wash room and a tack room with running water, and there are fenced pastures and a riding arena. A greenhouse and several storage buildings stand on the land as well. Closer to the home are a saltwater pool, a hot tub and an infrared sauna.
Built in 2016 with board-and-batten siding, the home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 5,682 square feet under high ceilings, along with a three-car garage. An in-law suite has its own full kitchen, and covered porches and balconies look out over the wooded acreage. The property last sold for $180,000 in 2014, before the current home was built.
Rick Mangrum of Choice Residential Real Estate was the listing agent, and Tina Caul of EXP Realty LLC represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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